“He was over discussing some art work and I happened to mention this idea I had.

“So a few days later he rang back and said he had great news. He had been gigging in the Corner House in Clane and got chatting to Frank Owens, the official sponsor and designer behind the Miss Ireland competition.

“Mick said he’d love to meet me and to mentor me.”

So she took Frank’s number and rang him and they met up.

Mr Owens has a premises in Ballymount and is establishing a new business with Tracy.

“He has a girl who was involved in Lord of the Dance as well.”

In more recent times, Mick Dunne has entered her life again as his daughter Niamh is the current Miss Kildare, bound for the Miss Ireland Finals.

Niamh wanted a Kildare based designer to do her dress, which is lead to her producing the dress, pictured right, and which is being modelled by Robertstown model Shannon Balfe.

“The big message is that no dream is too big,” she says, adding that the book’s message of gratitude and positivity can be applied to anyone."

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